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Jason Manford's fans have flooded the comedian with support, following the announcement that one of his close family members had died. On Monday, the 42-year-old posted a series of images in tribute to his nana, whose funeral he had recently attended. He shared four throwback snaps and five images in total with his 381,000 followers, including a recent picture of the pair beaming in front of The Ivy restaurant in Manchester.

Jason Manford has revealed Nana Manford has died at the age of 99 after a battle with dementia. The comedian, 41, announced his beloved grandmother Leah’s death on Twitter and shared a heartwarming video of them singing along to Nat King Cole songs. Paying tribute, the father-of-six wrote: ‘Goodnight Nana Manford, we were so lucky to have you in our lives for so long.

Comedian Jason Manford has been hit with heartbreak just months before his Nan's milestone birthday. The comedian shared a poignant video as he updated fans.

Comedian Jason Manford revealed to his fans that his beloved nan Leah passed away just months before hitting the milestone of 100.The 41 year old shared a Goodnight Nana Manford, we were so lucky to have you in our lives for so long. 99 years of wonderful moments & incredible memories.Even when dementia took hold, she loved music. Whether making cardigans for kids or bullets for Lancaster bombers, she was an inspirational woman ❤️ — Jason Manford (@JasonManford) " rel="nofollow" target="_self">tribute to his nan on Twitter during the early hours of Friday morning where he shared a sweet clip of them both singing Nat King Cole songs together and called his late nan “inspirational”.

Alicia Keys has big summer plans this year.The 15-time Grammy winner just announced she’s embarking on her huge 22-concert ‘Keys To The Summer Tour’ from June 28 through August 2.She can’t wait to hit the road either.“I’m about to glow brighter than I ever glowed,” Keys shared on Instagram.Along the way, the NYC native and “Empire State of Mind” singer will return to the “concrete jungle dreams are made of” for a huge gig at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Wednesday, July 12.And if you can’t wait to grab tickets to hear “Fallin’,” “Girl On Fire,” “If I Ain’t Got You,” “No One,” “You Don’t Know My Name” and all the rest of her mega hits live, we’re here to help.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, April 21, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar including all ‘Keys To The Summer Tour’ dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.Although we can’t guarantee what Keys will play at her live shows, we can make an educated guess based on her set lists from her 2022 ‘Alicia + Keys World Tour.’Here’s what she played at most live shows last year courtesy of Set List FM.01.) “Nat King Cole”02.) “You Don’t Know My Name”03.) “Wasted Energy”04.) “Karma”05.) “New Day”06.) “Un-Thinkable (I’m Ready)”07.) “Jill Scott”08.) “The Way” (Jill Scott cover)09.) “Diary”10.) “Off the Wall” (Michael Jackson cover)11.) “The Gospel”12.) “Plentiful”13.)

The musical documentary Silent Night—A Song For The World will re-air on the CW on November 26 beginning at 8 p.m. ET. An encore presentation is set for December 8 at 8 p.m. ET.

The amount of music history Alabama holds is truly unparalleled. The birthplace of such legends as Lionel Richie, Hank Williams, W.C. Handy and Nat King Cole, it's also proven a popular recording location for the likes of Aretha Franklin, The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan to name but three.

Darius Campbell Danesh surprised a fan with a heartwarming performance – which would turn out to be his final one – just months before his tragic death aged 41. Darius, who won hearts around the world when he appeared on Pop Idol in 2001, was found "unresponsive" in his Minnesota, US, apartment on 11 August – although the cause of death remains unknown.Tributes have been flooding in for the singer, from the likes of Simon Cowell, who called him "charismatic", and his former Pop Idol contestant Gareth Gates who described him as "a soul that lit up every room", and Darius certainly displayed those qualities when he put on a surprise performance for Phones 4U boss John Cauldwell's elderly mother.

winning five gramophones for her instant-classic debut, 2001’s “Songs in A Minor,” when she was just 21.The Recording Academy kept on falling for Keys, who went on to earn 10 more of its prestigious prizes. But the now-41-year-old star — who will headline two hometown shows at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday and Friday — has one very special Grammy that she didn’t technically win: She picked it up when John Mayer shared his Song of the Year trophy with her after his “Daughters” beat out her “If I Ain’t Got You” in 2005.“When he was onstage, [he said that] he just felt like I deserved that for ‘If I Ain’t Got You,’ ” Keys — who has also hosted the Grammys twice in her career — told The Post.

Alicia Keys has kicked off her 2022 The Alicia + Keys World Tour and you can check out the set list right here!

BBC Celebrity MasterChef star Chris Eubank says he was worried about cutting his fingers off. Chris spoke out ahead of his new stint on the show. He said: “I was most concerned about not severing one of my fingers when cutting vegetables.

David Bowie, explaining how they almost worked on a project together in Berlin.The director, who worked with the late musician on the soundtrack for 2001’s Moulin Rouge!, told NME about how Bowie’s classic track ‘Changes’ impacted his life.“From the moment I first heard this song, I was a huge Bowie fan,” Luhrmann said. “I eventually worked with him [on the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack] and then towards the end of his life, he became a very good friend.“He used to come round and we’d walk the dogs.

Read more: Andy Carroll reveals first dance song for Billi Mucklow wedding after romantic performanceThe wedding took place in the 376 acre National Trust estate's floral garden in Berkshire where the couple exchanged vows on a stage surrounded by a 20ft wall of colourful flowers. Guests then enjoyed a reception which closed with a huge light display outside. Defoe confirmed his retirement in March, when he had played for Sunderland just seven times after signing until the end of the season in January.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorUniversal Music Enterprises (UMe), the catalog division of Universal Music Group, has promoted Sujata Murthy to executive vice president of media & artist relations, effective immediately.In her role, Ms. Murthy will continue to be responsible for the label’s media department and oversee press strategy and campaigns, as well as work closely with artists, managers and estates across UMG’s roster.

Michael Bublé’s latest album Higher features some “brilliant” guests, including his eight-year-old son Noah.

Norah Jones has finally released her cover of Ray Charles‘ ‘Hallelujah, I Love Him So’ – listen to it below.Released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her landmark debut ‘Come Away With Me’, Jones originally recorded her rendition of the 1956 song during one of her very first demo sessions for Blue Note Records back in 2000.Until now, the cover has never previously been released. It will be available for the first time as part of ‘Come Away With Me: 20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition’, a multi-disc reissue that will arrive on April 29.The anniversary release will contains 21 other previously unreleased tracks including demos of Ella Fitzgerald’s ‘Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most’, Nat King Cole’s ‘Walkin’ My Baby Back Home’, and Lou Rawls’ ‘World Of Trouble’.The expanded studio set will also feature the first version of the album that Jones originally recorded at Allaire Studios with producer Craig Street.Pre-order the album here; listen to Jones’ version of ‘Hallelujah, I Love Him So’ below.‘Come Away with Me: 20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition’ tracklist:Disc 1: ‘Come Away With Me – 20th Anniversary Remaster’01. ‘Don’t Know Why’02. ‘Seven Years’03. ‘Cold Cold Heart’04. ‘Feelin’ The Same Way’05. ‘Come Away With Me’06. ‘Shoot The Moon’07. ‘Turn Me On’08. ‘Lonestar’09. ‘I’ve Got To See You Again’10. ‘Painter Song’11. ‘One Flight Down’12. ‘Nightingale’13. ‘The Long Day Is Over’14. ‘The Nearness Of You’Disc 2: ‘The Demos, First Sessions Outtakes, & First Sessions’ EP01. ‘Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most’02. ‘Walkin’ My Baby Back Home’03. ‘World Of Trouble’04. ‘The Only Time’05. ‘I Didn’t Know About You’06. ‘Something Is Calling You’ (tabla version)07. ‘Just Like A Dream Today’08. ‘When Sunny Gets Blue’0

Recordings of 9/11 news reports, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speeches and Henry Aaron’s 715th home run will be preserved alongside Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and other albums and singles — and one podcast — as the Library of Congress released its 2022 list of additions to the National Recording Registry today. See the full list below.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe Library of Congress’ 25 selections to be added to the National Recording Registry for 2022 range from mid-century standards by Nat King Cole and Ernest Tubb to rock classics “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Don’t Stop Believin'” to contemporary R&B and hip-hop standard-bearers like Alicia Keys, Wu-Tang Clan and A Tribe Called Quest — and the most recent inclusion, a “WTF With Marc Maron” podcast.Music recordings of enduring renown named to the Registry represent the 1920s, with James P. Johnson’s seminal “Harlem Strut”; the ’40s, with country music pioneer Tubb’s “Walking the Floor Over You”; the 1950s, with Duke Ellington’s “Ellington at Newport”; the ’60s, with Cole’s “The Christmas Song” and Andy Williams’ “Moon River”; the ’70s, with Queen’s signature opus; the ’80s, with Linda Ronstadt’s first Spanish-language album and Bonnie Raitt’s “Nick of Time; the ’90s, with Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ La Vida Loca” and “Enter the Wu Tang”; and the 2000s, with Keys’ debut album, “Songs in A Minor.” Not all of the selections are musical.

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Prior to its deal with Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group which was announced last week, the Nat King Cole estate sold a stack of the late musician’s recordings to Universal Music, it has now emerged.Cole had a career-long relationship with Capitol Records, which was acquired by Universal when it bought the EMI record company back in 2012. However, in the latter part of his career a by then famous Cole negotiated a deal with Capitol that allowed him to retain the rights in his later recordings, which he then licensed back to the label.According to Forbes, the estate sold those rights to Universal in a deal worth somewhere between $10 million and $20 million.

Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group last week announced a deal with the family of the late Nat King Cole which sees the company take an interest in the musician’s recording and publishing rights, as well as his name and likeness, plus an archive of TV shows.Co-founded by veteran artist manager Azoff, Iconic Artists Group has been competing with the various investment funds that are seeking to buy up the music rights of heritage artists and songwriters, but also has a focus on managing and monetising the brands and trademarks of such acts as well, as is the case with this deal with the Cole estate.Confirming said deal, Cole’s children Timolin and Casey Cole said: “We’re delighted to entrust our father’s legacy to Irving Azoff and the team at Iconic. Through the years, it’s been amazing to see how dad’s music continues to inspire and bring people together, and with Iconic at the helm, we know his musical legacy will endure and continue to grow”.Meanwhile, Azoff added: “We are THRILLED that Nat King Cole’s family is trusting us with his musical legacy.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe family of legendary singer-songwriter Nat King Cole, one of the most important and influential musicians of the 20 th century, has entered into an agreement with Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group to manage and expand his legacy to new generations, the company announced today.Details of the transaction were not disclosed, beyond the fact that it “encompasses a broad range of rights from Cole’s legendary career including his recorded music, publishing, television shows, and name and likeness.”In the decades before his 1965 death from lung cancer at the age of just 45, Cole scored more than 150 singles across Billboard’s pop, R&B, and country charts and has sold an estimated 50 million-plus records worldwide. While best known as a crooner, he was a formidable jazz musician as well, and is best known for classics like “The Very Thought of You,” “Straighten Up and Fly Right,” “Unforgettable,” “Nature Boy,” “Stardust,” “When I Fall In Love,” “Mona Lisa,” “L-O-V-E,” and the holiday staple, “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire).” As the announcement notes, Cole, who was born in Alabama in 1919, was subjected to all the barriers of the Jim Crow era, yet his success played no small role in advancing Black Americans’ presence in entertainment and public perception.

David Foster is honouring Natalie Cole on the 30th anniversary of Unforgettable…With Love.

30 by Adele claims a sixth consecutive week at Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart, holding off competition from Ed Sheeran’s Equals (2) and Michael Buble’s ever-popular Christmas album (3)

Lizzo has shared how she celebrated this Christmas, which apparently included hosting a karaoke night for her loved ones where she performed Eminem‘s hit ‘Lose Yourself’.Sharing a carousel of images and videos from her holiday celebrations yesterday (December 26), the singer appeared to host a karaoke night with a giant screen, where she delivered her rendition of Eminem’s 2002 Oscar-winning classic.In addition, she also shared a snippet of herself performing Nat King Cole’s holiday staple ‘The

David Beckham was full of Christmas cheer as he literally roasted chestnuts on an open fire.

David Beckham and Victoria Beckham are having the most fun on Christmas and they’re given fans an inside look at how they’re spending the holiday with their family!

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want You for Christmas Is You” on repeat. Thankfully, there are plenty of other tinsel tunes in this season’s crop of Christmas albums, with everyone from Rob Thomas and Kristin Chenoweth to Kelly Clarkson and Norah Jones getting in the spirit.

Katie Song Ralph Carmichael, composer and Emmy Award-winning arranger-conductor for Nat King Cole, Jack Jones, Ella Fitzgerald and Roger Williams, died Oct. 18 in Camarillo, Calif.

Ethan Shanfeld After over a year of being closed due to the pandemic, the Grammy Museum is opening its doors to the public with three new major exhibits starting May 21.“Dave Matthews Band: Inside and Out” will be on view through fall 2021, “Y Para Siempre… Marco Antonio Solis” will be open through spring 2022 and the previously announced “Motown: The Sound Of Young America” will be on display through next winter.